Class 4 Computer Worksheet: Operating System

Computer lesson 19: The operating system · Set 990 · 40 questions

Remember (Manager or worker?): The operating system starts the computer, shows the desktop, manages files and memory and runs other programs. Apps do one job each: word processor = typing, paint program = drawing, web browser = websites. Spreadsheet = number tables and marks; presentation program = slides for a talk.

1. 1.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a game” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
2. 2.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) drawing a kite (b) opening a website (c) making a budget table (d) typing a letter
3. 3.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) shares memory among apps (b) types a letter (c) talks to the devices (d) manages all the files
4. 4.True or false: making slides for a talk is done in a word processor. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) typing a letter (b) making a budget table (c) opening a website (d) writing a story
6. 6.🧰 Which program would you use for typing a letter? (a) a paint program (b) a word processor (c) a presentation program (d) a web browser
7. 7.True or false: “starts up the computer” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 When does the operating system start working? (a) only at night (b) when we sneeze (c) after we print (d) as the computer starts
9. 9.Which of these is done in a paint program? (a) colouring a picture (b) typing a letter (c) making a budget table (d) making slides for a talk
10. 10.Which of these is done in a presentation program? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) making a budget table (d) opening a website
11. 11.🖥️ Who does this job: “shows the desktop” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
12. 12.🧰 Which program would you use for making a budget table? (a) a spreadsheet (b) a web browser (c) a paint program (d) a word processor
13. 13.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🖥️ Who does this job: “adds up marks” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
15. 15.True or false: “shows the desktop” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧩 Is an operating system hardware or software? (a) hardware (b) software
17. 17.True or false: “opens a website” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧰 Which program would you use for opening a website? (a) a paint program (b) a presentation program (c) a web browser (d) a spreadsheet
19. 19.🧰 Which program would you use for colouring a picture? (a) a presentation program (b) a spreadsheet (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
20. 20.True or false: “runs the other programs” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🖥️ Who does this job: “opens a website” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
22. 22.🧰 Which program would you use for drawing a kite? (a) a presentation program (b) a paint program (c) a spreadsheet (d) a web browser
23. 23.🖥️ Who does this job: “talks to the devices” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
24. 24.🧰 Which program would you use for writing a story? (a) a presentation program (b) a word processor (c) a spreadsheet (d) a paint program
25. 25.Which of these is a job of the operating system? (a) plays a game (b) talks to the devices (c) plays a song (d) opens a website
26. 26.Which of these is done in a spreadsheet? (a) making slides for a talk (b) adding up marks (c) typing a letter (d) writing a story
27. 27.True or false: “adds up marks” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “shares memory among apps” is a job of the operating system. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) shares memory among apps (c) runs the other programs (d) draws a picture
30. 30.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) talks to the devices (b) manages all the files (c) shows the desktop (d) opens a website
31. 31.True or false: “draws a picture” is a job of an app. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a job of an app? (a) runs the other programs (b) manages all the files (c) shares memory among apps (d) plays a song
33. 33.🖥️ What is the software that starts and runs the whole computer? (a) an operating system (b) a word processor (c) a paint program (d) a web browser
34. 34.🖥️ Who does this job: “starts up the computer” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
35. 35.🖥️ Who does this job: “plays a song” — the operating system or an app? (a) an app (b) the operating system
36. 36.True or false: colouring a picture is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: writing a story is done in a presentation program. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is done in a web browser? (a) colouring a picture (b) making slides for a talk (c) opening a website (d) typing a letter
39. 39.🖥️ Who does this job: “types a letter” — the operating system or an app? (a) the operating system (b) an app
40. 40.True or false: drawing a kite is done in a paint program. (a) False (b) True

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